After a Christmas Eve party at his home, an intoxicated Bethlehem man early Thursday pulled a woman's hair, grabbed her throat and jabbed her in the neck with a sharp instrument, police said.

Jose A. Alfaro-Yanes, 37, of the 800 block of Pembroke Road, was arrested about 3:05 a.m. after the woman's son phoned 911 to report "a man was trying to kill a woman with a knife," according to the police arrest affidavit.

Carmen Morales of Bethlehem, the victim, later told Bethlehem police that she and her son tried to leave during Alfaro-Yanes' attack, but he refused to let them go, the affidavit says.

"He reportedly blocked her from getting to the door and physically restrained her from leaving the residence," the affidavit says.

"Carmen Morales added that Jose Alfaro-Yanes grabbed her by the front of the neck (throat) firmly and pinned her against the counter in the kitchen area.

"He then took a sharp kitchen utensil and jabbed her in the left side of her neck. Carmen Morales reportedly pleaded with Jose Alfaro-Yanes to let her go and to let her leave his residence, but he continued to assault her by pulling her hair."

The assault happened shortly after a family party broke up, police said.

When police arrived, Morales had a slightly swollen neck, a cut on the left side of her neck, a red scalp and red marks on her arms, police said.

Alfaro-Yanes was enraged as police handcuffed him, police said. It took three officers to place him under arrest, according to the affidavit.